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to the palace and attended a soiree IN, the.
white hall OF the royal castle.
THE INTERSTATE Conn1ss1oNs..
Thomas NJ. Cooley, William r. Morrison, Angus
tus Schoonmaker, Aldace f. Walker, and WILL
lam L. Bragg, the. Hen.

Thomas N. Cooley, William r. Morrison, Angus
tus Schoonmaker, Aldace f. Walker, and Will
lam L. Bragg, the. Men.
After repeated efforts the president has
at last secured an Interstate commission
somewhat to his liking, but not what he at
/ first expected to make up. It was announced
as follows:
Thomas M. Cooley OF Michigan for the
term OF six years; William R. Morrison
Illinois, five years; Augustus Schoonmaker
New York, four years; Adlace f. Walker,
Vermont three years; Walter T.. Bragg
Alabama, two years.
The fact that Mr.. Cooley's name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate that
he will be chairman of the commission as
it must elect it's own chairman.
August Schoonmaker OF Kingstown, N.
Y, was born in Rochester,, that state, in
March 1928. He studied law and has
practised it ever since. From 1851 to
to 1870 he was a member OF school boards
and a county judge. In 1875 he was elect
ed to the state senate as Democrat.
In 1877 he was elected attorney general,
succeeding Mr.. Fairchild. In 1875 he
was presented by the anti Tammany
delegation from New York in the Demo-
cratic state convention as their candidate
for governor, and was a delegate to the
Democratic national convention in 1876
and 1880, and also to the Chicago conyen-
tion in 1884.
Thomas NJ. Cooley was born at Atti-
ca, New York, in 1924, and removed to
Michigan in 1S43, whore he has since
resided In 1857 he was elected com
piler OF the state laws, and in 1858
he was chosen reporter OF the~ supreme
court. In 1859 he was appointed COM
missioner to organize the law department
OF the University OF Michiagn, and he has
ever since been connected with it. He
He is the author OF numerous standard
legal works, and holds high rank as jur-
ist. He was appointed last December by
Judge Gresham as receiver of the Wabasha
railroad.
Walter L. Bragg was born in Alabama
in 1888. He is a graduate of Harvard uni
versity and Cambridge law school. At the
close of the war he settled in Alabama,
and was for some years the law partner
OF Gen, Morgan. He is aleading Dem mocrat
in that state and has served as national
delegate, presidential elector and member
of the Democratic National committee.
In 1881 he was made president OF the Ala
bama state railroad commission, and
served in that position four years.
A. F. Walker is about forty-four years
old and is a Republican in politics. He
studied law with Senator Edmunds, who
urged his appointment. He served as a
colonel in the Union army, and since the
war has practiced law at Rutland. In the
Vermont senate he has taken leading
part in framing legislation to solve the
railway problem, and has given much
study to the question.
Col. Morrison was born In Monroe ceun-
ty, ILL.,, Sept. Il, 1925. He was educated
in the common schools and at McKendree
college, ILL.,, and is a lawyer by profession.
He was four terms a member and one term
speaker OF the Illinois house OF representa-
tives and served in the thirty eighth and
the last seven congresses. He was q, can
didate for reelection for the fiftieth con-
gress, but defeated by John Baker, Re
publican. He has also a good army rec
ord.